6 Char slots for Preferred players?

I've seen this rumor going around on the forums but on my preferred player account (I've subbed before but atm it's f2p) I have access to 2 char slots. Is this change coming and if so is it out tomorrow with the 1.6 patch? Can't find any patch notes that confirm this.

It is coming "soon" that is about all they have said. Will it be before they enforce the 2 toons per server for F2P, common sense would say no, after there history of common sense blunders I am sure they will force ppl to 2 toons then make them unhappily wait for the others. Not realizing that most will just never come back or maybe not caring.

Beware of the man who works hard to learn something, learns it, and finds himself no wiser than before... He is full of murderous resentment of people who are ignorant without having come by their ignorance the hard way. -Kurt Vonnegut, "Cat's Cradle"

Originally Posted by fengosa

Stereotypes: it's easier than thinking.

Originally Posted by 182987965621

I said this in another thread but Holinka is like a manager of Starbucks who had no idea that the store had been out of coffee for 3 months.

I've seen this rumor going around on the forums but on my preferred player account (I've subbed before but atm it's f2p) I have access to 2 char slots. Is this change coming and if so is it out tomorrow with the 1.6 patch? Can't find any patch notes that confirm this.

It's going to be when they make character slots available for sale in the Cartel store, supposedly at the end of December, if I recall correctly. So, based on that and the language they use ("we will allow preferred players to activate"), don't be surprised if BioWare doesn't actually give you six slots, but lets you purchase up to a limit of six total.

EDIT: Oh wait, the Dev blog from December 4th says they will give preferred four more slots, but now they don't know when.

All it says on the character slots is it is coming. The Cathar race and HK side kick have been coming soon for over half a year. One is actually here now the other should be soon.

Beware of the man who works hard to learn something, learns it, and finds himself no wiser than before... He is full of murderous resentment of people who are ignorant without having come by their ignorance the hard way. -Kurt Vonnegut, "Cat's Cradle"

Originally Posted by fengosa

Stereotypes: it's easier than thinking.

Originally Posted by 182987965621

I said this in another thread but Holinka is like a manager of Starbucks who had no idea that the store had been out of coffee for 3 months.

All it says on the character slots is it is coming. The Cathar race and HK side kick have been coming soon for over half a year. One is actually here now the other should be soon.

You act like it's not going to happen...same as the people who try to say they are going to make you buy it.

Originally Posted by SWTOR

Additionally, in an upcoming patch (no exact date yet, but players won’t have to wait long), Preferred Status Players will be given four (4) additional character slots, which means that they will have a total of six character slots. As always, Free-to-Play Players can reach Preferred Status simply by purchasing anything from our online store or purchasing a physical copy of the game.

You act like it's not going to happen...same as the people who try to say they are going to make you buy it.

Originally Posted by SWTOR

Additionally, in an upcoming patch (no exact date yet, but players won’t have to wait long), Preferred Status Players will be given four (4) additional character slots, which means that they will have a total of six character slots. As always, Free-to-Play Players can reach Preferred Status simply by purchasing anything from our online store or purchasing a physical copy of the game.

That isn't what I am saying at all. I am sure they will add it. The only thing I wonder about is how long they dangle the carrot that it is coming soon. I also wonder if they will force ppl down to 2 before they do it, which I think would be a huge mistake but kinda par for the course so far.

I also wouldn't be too surprised if a cartel coin option for more was put in prior to them adding it. Most of that is due to the fact I don't put anything past them when it comes to them trying to squeeze a few short term dollars and crap on long term gains.

Beware of the man who works hard to learn something, learns it, and finds himself no wiser than before... He is full of murderous resentment of people who are ignorant without having come by their ignorance the hard way. -Kurt Vonnegut, "Cat's Cradle"

Originally Posted by fengosa

Stereotypes: it's easier than thinking.

Originally Posted by 182987965621

I said this in another thread but Holinka is like a manager of Starbucks who had no idea that the store had been out of coffee for 3 months.

I also wouldn't be too surprised if a cartel coin option for more was put in prior to them adding it. Most of that is due to the fact I don't put anything past them when it comes to them trying to squeeze a few short term dollars and crap on long term gains.

Yea Biowares terrible track record and greedy/restrictive cartel market ways does seem to not bode well for this option.

I really wonder how hard is it for them to change the parameters that they haven't done so already?!?

Then again this is an mmo company... they seem to make the biggest deals over the most minor things while taking forever to release it.

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Originally Posted by Kittyvicious

You act like it's not going to happen...same as the people who try to say they are going to make you buy it.

Originally Posted by SWTOR

Additionally, in an upcoming patch (no exact date yet, but players won’t have to wait long), Preferred Status Players will be given four (4) additional character slots, which means that they will have a total of six character slots. As always, Free-to-Play Players can reach Preferred Status simply by purchasing anything from our online store or purchasing a physical copy of the game.

I really wonder how hard is it for them to change the parameters that they haven't done so already?!?

Adjusting the limits globally for all players is probably as easy as setting a new server parameter as they have done so in the past, but adjusting the allotment based on your account status is obviously taking some time to implement as this wasn't really needed before the switch to F2P. Plus they need entirely new code so that you can choose which chars remain active and such, because again such a thing wasn't needed in the subscription system.

Originally Posted by Argroth

I find that a strange quote since I know 2 people who bought physical copies of the game but arn't considered preferred players.

That would be a bug then. Anyone who has bought the box should be prefered status.

I think it's very generous of them to give preferred players 6 chars not that I'm complaining at all, that's a hell of a lot of content and value. I just think out of all the small but annoying restrictions you can buy I would of thought they could of made a bomb of cash out of char slots in particular.

I think it's very generous of them to give preferred players 6 chars not that I'm complaining at all, that's a hell of a lot of content and value. I just think out of all the small but annoying restrictions you can buy I would of thought they could of made a bomb of cash out of char slots in particular.

See thats one of the odd things to me, the Character Slots seem like a no brainer for the types of things that should cost you additional dollars. I'm not even a fan of the F2P model, but if I were going into one or starting one up, that the first thing on the list I would have or expect to have costing RL money. It doesn't even bother me that coming back I would be restricted in toon, I mean if I'm doing the F2P model there is much more to do than level anyways.

You see and I hated it having to unlock characters when I tried F2P version of AoC.... . I hadn't played this game for a very long time and therfore completely forgot how each class played = to try out which one I wanted I had to unlock them for rl money.

You see and I hated it having to unlock characters when I tried F2P version of AoC.... . I hadn't played this game for a very long time and therfore completely forgot how each class played = to try out which one I wanted I had to unlock them for rl money.

Yeah I can see that point of view as well, I guess you gotta find that nice balance between trial and actual game play. Being it is " free " I'm not sure I wouldn't have an issue with just deleting and starting over, although I guess depending on the time involved I could see that being an issue as well.

Its one reason I'm not a huge fan of F2P, the system causes about as many problems as it solves.